Google Announces Android Security Bulletin April 2018: over 60 flaws was patched
Do Son For Pixel and Nexus devices that are still in support, Google released its Android Security Patch for April 2018 on Monday, repairing more than 60 security vulnerabilities and bugs. Currently available for Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C devices. Fixes 19 security holes at 2018-04-01 security patch level and security in 2018-04-05. Fix 43 security holes at the patch level. The affected components include the Android runtime, System, Kernel, Framework, Broadcom, and Qualcomm components as well as the Media framework.
In the security bulletin, he wrote: “The most severe of these issues is a critical security vulnerability in Media framework that could enable a remote attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device, assuming the platform and service mitigations are turned off for development purposes or if successfully bypassed.”
In addition to security patches, Google also provided other updates for Pixel and Nexus devices that are still supported, with a focus on improving device performance and connectivity, as well as messaging, battery, login, authentication, audio, GPS, and user interfaces. Improvements have been made.
Improve the short video capabilities of Google Camera for Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL, and improve the lock screen performance for all Google devices for Pixel 2 and better in the emergency call from VoLTE to VoWi-Fi. Pixel 2 XL improves magnetic sensor performance and WiFi stability, improving VoLTE performance for Nexus 5X, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL carrier versions.
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